Neil Young has shared a statement on the armed insurrection at the US Capitol carried out on January 6, saying he feels “empathy for the people who have been so manipulated”.The post, entitled “A Message from Neil.”, begins with specific mention of a rioter known in the media as “Elizabeth from Knoxville”, who was filmed crying, saying she had been maced.
As Stereogum points out, the veracity of the rioter’s claim has been called into question, due to the onion she was holding during the interview.Young said he believed “she was crying because she had been attacked and all she was doing was trying to have her voice heard in the Revolution”.“She was one of thousands who have been carrying the feeling of being persecuted for their beliefs,.
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